Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.1077 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1077 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
16th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.5165 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1077 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area, per capita in Gabon is 0.1077 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.5165 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1077 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Gabon 16th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5165 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5102 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5037 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4969 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.49 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4828 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4753 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4677 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4589 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4492 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.44 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4311 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4222 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4133 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4042 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.395 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3857 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3763 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.367 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3577 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3484 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3391 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.33 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3211 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3124 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3039 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2956 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2875 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2797 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2721 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2648 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2578 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.251 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2445 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2383 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2323 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2266 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2209 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2153 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2098 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2044 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.199 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1936 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1883 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1829 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1775 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.172 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1665 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1611 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1556 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1502 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1449 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1399 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1353 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1311 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1274 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1241 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.121 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.118 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1152 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1126 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1101 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1077 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1077 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 8.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1077 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0168 Square kilometres per person, 6.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4891 Square kilometres per person | 0.4589 Square kilometres per person | 0.5165 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4084 Square kilometres per person | 0.367 Square kilometres per person | 0.4492 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3175 Square kilometres per person | 0.2797 Square kilometres per person | 0.3577 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2424 Square kilometres per person | 0.2153 Square kilometres per person | 0.2721 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1855 Square kilometres per person | 0.1611 Square kilometres per person | 0.2098 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1348 Square kilometres per person | 0.118 Square kilometres per person | 0.1556 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1114 Square kilometres per person | 0.1077 Square kilometres per person | 0.1152 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 13 Central African Republic 0.1209 Square kilometres per person compare
- 14 Russia 0.1191 Square kilometres per person compare
- 15 Norway 0.1131 Square kilometres per person compare
- 17 Bolivia 0.0897 Square kilometres per person compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 0.0667 Square kilometres per person compare
- 19 Chad 0.0665 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — total area, per capita in Gabon?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Gabon was 0.1077 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5165 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1077 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 16th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.